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Search phrase: flax

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Henry VI Part 22H6 V.ii.55Shall to my flaming wrath be oil and flax.Shall to my flaming wrath, be Oyle and Flax:
King LearKL III.vii.105Go thou. I'll fetch some flax and whites of eggs
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.150What, a hodge-pudding? A bag of flax?What, a hodge-pudding? A bag of flax?
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.97Excellent, it hangs like flax on a distaff; and IExcellent, it hangs like flax on a distaffe: & I
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.iii.98No more be hid in him than fire in flax,No more be hid in him, then fire in flax,

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Glossary

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flax-wenchfemale flax worker
fustiantype of coarse cloth [of cotton and flax]
linsey-woolsey[mix of flax and wool] verbal mish-mash, nonsense

Thesaurus

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female flax workerflax-wench
flax worker, femaleflax-wench

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FLAXBASICflax n, flaxen adj
FLAXPEOPLEflax-wench n

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